At hoondokhae on January 9 2005, Father announced Jeong-gyo Il had been achieved on the previous day, which is why he speaks here of the significance of the number eight. We feel a central mission of Today’s World is to connect its readers with True Parents. There are times, though, when what Father says–in speeches and more often when he is immersed in prayer–is difficult for translators to grasp and editors to render adequately into English. There is some such content among the following excerpts, but we offer them to you with the expectation that a prayerful heart can bring illumination.
Today is designated Jeong-gyo Il. Jeong meaning “proper; right,” and gyo meaning “to teach.” … Yes, Jeong-gyo Il! Which gyo is it? This is gyo meaning “to teach.” The character for this gyo is written as a combination of the characters for hyo meaning “filial piety” and bu meaning “father.” So father and son are becoming one. The proper way that father and son must go is to commemorate this day especially centering on the eighth day, so that the the heavenly kingdom, the spirit world and the blessed families in the heavenly realm support the right way of the father and mother ….
Because the number eight had become Satan’s number, from here–one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight–he occupied this center. So, from this point, as this is the day being established that restores this center through indemnity, the conditions for the new father-son relationship are brought back to the right side.
Vertically, this is the father—son relationship; horizontally it is centered on the path of the conjugal relationship represented by the relationships between the mother and father, mother and children and father and children. The principle is the same for all families; for a grandfather’s family, a father’s family and a grandchild’s family.
The arrival of the eighth day of the fifth year makes possible the commemoration of all these things on this day, based on the model of the father—son relationship. Since all Unificationists throughout the world are brothers and sisters through an above—below relationship, left—right relationship, older-younger brother and sibling relationships, they can all be connected if they rise from the position of a son to that of a father.
As everything in the father-son relationship can be resolved, all the families blessed in the spirit world until now can come to the earth and attend True Parents based on the designation of Jeong-gyo Il. It is a big change around. By correctly making the father-son relationship, an original new beginning can be seen based on the eighth day of the fifth year! Amen! We have designated this Jeong-gyo Il. Do you understand? Jeong-gyo Il, opening the proper way for a father and son, wherever….
It is the time when those in the spirit world will return to the earth. As they return, remember to commemorate this day, Jeong-gyo Il, and that it is to begin, from the fifth year, for the sake of the realization of God’s will. From now on, other things such as making money or the like do not matter. You can aim for success or further your studies after you fulfill this work of changing your lineage and rectifying the right of ownership [from belonging to Satan to belonging to God]. Over this next four years, put aside other matters, and remember this is a time for correctly teaching the achievement of this.
Yes, everything is included in jeong-gyo [right teachings]. Also, the unity of mind and body is a proper father—son relationship. Isn’t that so? Based on the foundation that was completed centering on the proper relationships between father and son, between subject and object, between above and below, between front and back and between siblings–and centering on the will of the whole–the family, nation, world and heaven and earth can all be brought to into order and set straight using the same principle. Jeong-gyo Il, a special day that has not previously existed, is the day when this is made possible.
You cannot do as you like. Remember that we have grandmother, grandfather, mother, father, husband, wife, and children in a family. By father—son relationship, we mean the mother—son relationship as well. Above—below relationships, front—back relationships–all are included.
Owing to the significance of Jeong-gyo Il, we will be celebrating its first anniversary next year. As we greet a new spring and new summer, you can ruthlessly assess whether you are growing normally and whether you are situated normally. You can cut away anything that is not of heaven–you should know how to perform surgery on yourself–and commemorate this day of being able to see that which you have put right in yourself.
The characters for Jeong-gyo Il mean stopping the things that are wrong…. Please take pride in the fact that the era in which we can stop evil things and establish the proper position through the way of father and son has dawned. Remember this principle on the eighth of every month, and, on this important day of the year, evaluate whether you have established the way of a devoted son who attends heaven and earth….
We should be moving forward powerfully, banishing words like “undevoted.” Push them aside and continue with the duties of magnificent, devoted sons. This is the path everyone in the Unification movement should follow, the path every family should follow and the path every nation should follow. Then heaven will always be the place where the heavenly lineage is unified and heaven’s realm of ownership is established properly. This is our conclusion. We are offering this as Jeong-gyo Il.
So, even people in the spiritual world can enter into relationships with people on earth in which people on earth are in the position of their elder siblings or parents. Spirits would attend earthy people in a parental position for the purpose of realizing jeong-gyo as a part of their own course to develop filial piety. In this way, the physical and spiritual worlds would progress together based on Jeong-gyo Il and the owners of the Kingdom of Heaven on earth and in heaven, where we can experience liberation, would be true parents. Once that occurs, a Savior, Messiah or a Second Advent of the Lord would not be necessary. Jeong-gyo Il, therefore, exists to liberate the Savior, Messiah or Lord at his Second Advent, and in the end, it will become a historic day that everyone will commemorate.
Jeong-gyo Il can be set up based on the existence of the Kingdom of Heaven on earth and in heaven, under the supervision of True Parents. On Jeong-gyo Il everything is clean. This clear conclusion can be reached based on the Principle.
What kind of day is Jeong-gyo Il? [Father is analyzing the Chinese characters of the name.] It is the day on which the son and the father sit on the seat of righteousness. The characters for filial piety (hyo) and that for a father (bu) form the left and right sides respectively of the character for gyo. When they are seated where God’s righteous teachings exists, a father and his sons and daughters are one. This would be a place where the Fall does not exist. Jeong-gyo Il triumphs over history and is absolutely necessary. Any entity that goes to heaven passes through earth and all entities on earth and in heaven exist for those who embody jeong-gyo. So, a righteous, devoted son and a righteous father uniting is one way of entering or initiating the realm of liberation, the ideal that God held at the time of the Creation, the Kingdom of Heaven. Amen!….
Jeong-gyo. This is absolutely necessary. All forbidden things should be corrected by a righteous, devoted son, so that the devoted son and his father, who is the king and owner, can continue the lineage from then on. Past, present and future are connected through a father—son relationship. If this is distorted, all will go wrong. We are connected to jeong-gyo through the ties of the father—son relationship. Amen!
From now on, it should become our tradition to emulate the life history of families who have fulfilled their duty to embody jeong-gyo and to be patriots, saints and holy sons or daughters. New traditions for the ideal world should replace our traditions from the time of indemnity. These should become eternal traditions in a heavenly nation. We should be blazing the path of devoted sons and daughters, where “true” is always included–the path of a true patriot or that of a virtuous woman–and prepare to fulfill the duties of a family of saints and holy sons and daughters.
Hence, this is an era in which we can live in our own kingdom of heaven, where we can enjoy liberation with the authority that springs from a righteous father—son relationship and authority that flows unimpeded from the Kingdom, in heaven and on earth, by honoring Jeong-gyo Il. This calls for billions of cheers, not just tens of thousands.
Education; jeong-gyo! You should be educated in the heavenly world. The duties of a father and son are equal here. So, what is this year’s motto? “Let us complete the ideal of internal and external Cheon Il Guk.” That is what it means. It embodies the substance of the father—son, conjugal and sibling relationships. It is a path you absolutely have to take, and which can be fully completed based on commemorating Jeong-gyo Il. That is my conclusion.
The history of Korea is stained with blood from fights between patriots and villainous, insincere, disloyal, dishonest people. There is no traditional ideology to correct that. The fact that this new day of commemoration for the Unification Church was made based on indemnity conditions means it becomes something like a safe haven or sanctuary. Do you know what I mean by sanctuary? During the Exodus, if one person were to have made a mistake, they could all have been wiped out. If such a man among those who are faced with possible annihilation enters a place of sanctuary, no one would be able to catch and kill him there even if the rest of his people perish.
Observing this holiday, Jeong-gyo Il, would benefit you in the way a refugee castle would. To the degree that you attentively observe Jeong-gyo Il, you will be able to cut off from history and your ancestors will not be able to hook you and drag you into hell. This is illustrative of the Korean saying, “Devotion moves heaven.”
Groups of satanic spirits are working on earth during the Last Days to help us return to heaven, by sacrificing their own earthly descendants and creating a bridge that helps us, and in turns helps them, become purer. Even the shadow of the archangelic world will be erased with the help of the whole archangelic faction.
Even the satanic elements are following us and becoming purer. They are following good people. There will be an overflow when everyone comes, won’t there? Since the father—son relationship is distorted there should be some place or some way for all to straighten out the father—son relationship to the point that they feel it is aligned with a reasonable purpose like that of Jeong-gyo Il. Without there being such a place, liberation will never come.